1897–98 British Home Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
| Dates | 19 February – 2 April 1898 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of England.svg England (8th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | England Fred Wheldon Scotland James Gillespie (3 goals) |
← 1896–97 1898–99 → | |
The 1897–98 British Home Championship was the fifteenth edition of the annual football tournament played between the British Home Nations. England won the title after whitewashing all three opponents and taking the maximum six points. Scotland came second after winning two of their games whilst Ireland came third following a close victory over Wales in Llandudno.
Ireland's win over Wales was the first match of the tournament and gave Ireland a short lived advantage in the competition. England ended this advantage in the second game with a close 3–2 win over the Irish in Belfast and Scotland joined the other two on two points with a 5–2 thrashing of the Welsh. Scotland then briefly took the lead with a win over Ireland in Belfast before England joined them by beating Wales by the same scoreline in Wrexham. In the final and deciding match, played at Celtic Park in Glasgow, the Scots were defeated by a fast and powerful England side who ran out 3–1 winners and took the championship.[1]
Table
[edit | edit source]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of England.svg England (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
| File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
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Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.
(C) Champions
Results
[edit | edit source]| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg | 0 – 1 | File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' Jack Peden |
| Wales File:Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg | 0 – 3 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
|---|---|---|
| File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 75' Fred Wheldon File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' Gilbert Smith |
Winning squad
[edit | edit source]| Name | Apps/Goals by opponent | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales WAL[4] |
Ireland IRE[5] |
Scotland SCO[6] |
Apps | Goals | |
| Fred Wheldon | 1/2 | 1 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 |
| Gilbert Smith | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Charlie Athersmith | 1 | 1/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jack Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| William Oakley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Frank Forman | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ernest Needham | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Spiksley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Steve Bloomer | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Tommy Morren | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Charles Wreford-Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Turner | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Richards | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ben Garfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tom Booth | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| John Goodall | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Tom Perry | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ England Did It. The Scottish Referee, 4 April 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
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- ^ Monday, 28 March 1898 | Wales 0 England 3, England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 5 March 1898 | Ireland 2 England 3 , England Football Online
- ^ Saturday, 2 April 1898 | Scotland 1 England 3, England Football Online
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